Fitness

Norwegian review of 36,000 cases links more activity overall, light or intensive, with lower risk of death Even a small increase in light activity, such as washing dishes, a little gentle gardening, or shuffling around the house, might help stave off a…

The Shayna Jack saga has thrown the spotlight on supplements in elite sport. But young male gym junkies are their most avid consumers Not so long ago, shopfronts filled with rows of gaudy coloured plastic barrels boasting the potential of “extreme gain…

I was used to strict fitness regimes, but lazy, pleasure-driven swims helped me to feel more comfortable in my own skinIt was last September, while on a hen weekend in north Wales, that I realised how important swimming had become to me.There was a tem…

Survey shows that 68% of adults are unaware of recommended exercise timeMore than two thirds of parents don’t know how much exercise their child needs to do to stay healthy, new research has revealed.Official NHS guidance states that children aged five…

When she arrived in the US as a 10-year-old refugee, Dina Nayeri found it hard to fit in. But that all changed when she hatched a plan to get into Harvard – by becoming a taekwondo champion• Read the text version here Continue reading…

Urinary leakage affects millions of women, who have often suffered in silence. That may change with Elvie, a new way to strengthen the pelvic floor – involving an appThere are nappies in my wardrobe, but I have no children nor a sexual fetish. Instead,…

When she arrived in the US as a 10-year-old refugee, Dina Nayeri found it hard to fit in. But that all changed when she hatched a plan to get into Harvard – by becoming a taekwondo championWhen I was 13, three years after arriving in the US with my mot…

Forget male sexist behaviour in our pools. As a woman of a certain roundness, I’m fair game for everyoneRound. Short. Female. And the wrong side of middle aged, to boot. Try being all of those things and see what happens when you go swimming. Related: …

Vulnerable groups ‘could be left behind by technology revolution in medicine’, widening health inequalityFitness trackers should be prescribed on the NHS to stop a further widening of health inequality, a new review has warned.Some of the poorest commu…

The pounds fell off as I started to eat less and go to the gym, but it was spending time with my friends that truly transformed meI used to be fat. (You still are, say the wags.) But I mean really fat. Shopping-at-specialist-internet-clothes-stores fat…

Increasing activity in 40s and 50s lowers risk of early death just like staying fit from teensGetting active in midlife could be as good for you as starting young when it comes to reducing the risk of an early death, researchers have suggested.But expe…

Ministers urged to make activity more popular outside London to boost public healthThe NHS could save £319m over the next 21 years if cycling in major UK cities becomes as popular as in London, according to a report by an environmental charity.About 34…

Short spells of movement help, but research finds overall time spent seated must be cutAre you sitting comfortably? Then get up and move about – even if it is just a walk about the office. That is the advice from experts who say periods of sitting must…

Sedentary lifestyles are killing us – we need to build activity into our everyday lives, not just leave it for the gym. By Vybarr Cregan-ReidThis is the time of year when trainers are mined from under beds and gym kits are disinterred from the bottom d…

Modern high-intensity workouts are seductively short – but do they offer the same life-extending benefits as established exercise regimes?Is it boom time for the fitness business? One in seven people in the UK is believed to be a member of a gym, 2018 …

Why would anyone jump into a freezing lake? A growing number of cold-water swimmers swear by the mental and physical benefitsIn February 2017, Sara Barnes had a grisly-sounding operation called a bilateral high tibia osteotomy. A keen road cyclist and …

Sport England funding to pay for major expansion of back-to-basics child exercise schemeThe Daily Mile, the back-to-basics fitness initiative for schoolchildren, has received a £1.5m cash injection from Sport England, which hopes to spread the word abo…